---
name: "xge"
section: "4"
platform: "openbsd"
package: "man"
version: "8.0-current-20261101"
release: "OpenBSD 8.0-current (2026-11-01)"
platforms: ["openbsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/xge"
---

# xge(4)

Neterion Xframe/Xframe II 10Gb Ethernet device

## NAME

**xge** – Neterion Xframe/Xframe II 10Gb Ethernet device

## SYNOPSIS

**xge\* at pci?**

## DESCRIPTION

The **xge** device driver provides support for various NICs based on the Neterion Xframe and Xframe II controller chips, including the following:

- Fujitsu PRIMEQUEST 10GBASE-SR LAN Card (Xframe II)

- Hitachi PCI-X 10 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter (Xframe II)

- HP AB287A 10 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter (Xframe)

- IBM 10GbE SR Server Adapter (Xframe II)

- IBM 10 Gb Ethernet-LR PCI-X 2.0 DDR Adapter (Xframe II)

- IBM 10 Gb Ethernet-SR PCI-X 2.0 DDR Adapter (Xframe II)

- Neterion/S2io Xframe (Xframe)

- Neterion Xframe II (Xframe II)

- Neterion Xframe II Sun Fire (Xframe II)

- Neterion Xframe E (Xframe II)

- SGI 10 Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapter (Xframe)

The Xframe and Xframe II support IPv4 transmit/receive IP/TCP/UDP checksum offload and VLAN tag insertion and stripping.

## SEE ALSO

[arp(4)](/arp/4.md), [ifmedia(4)](/ifmedia/4.md), [netintro(4)](/netintro/4.md), [pci(4)](/pci/4.md), [ifconfig(8)](/ifconfig/8.md)

## HISTORY

The **xge** driver first appeared in OpenBSD 4.0.

## AUTHORS

The **xge** driver was written by Anders Magnusson ⟨*ragge@ludd.luth.se*⟩ and ported to OpenBSD by Brad Smith ⟨*brad@openbsd.org*⟩.